{"sf1_id":694572,"sf2_id":"Welvra5n","title":"Body Art","author":"ShingetsuMoon","words":195,"posted_at":"2014-04-19T00:01:00.000Z","tags":["Body Art","Poem","Poetry","Tattoos"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/694572-body-art","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/Welvra5n","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/f2/82/f2829a66-13a5-4898-9b25-d4218d3933d9","description":"#18 of National Poetry Writing Month\n\nPoem number 18 for the month is about tattoos!","content":"* * *\n\nI've always wanted to  \nget a tattoo. Something  \nspecial. Something with  \nsome type of special meaning  \neven if I'm the only one who  \never understands what that  \nmeaning is.\n\nI want a compass on my right  \narm because whenever I was  \nlost and alone in my darkest  \nplaces there was always   \nsomeone who came along to   \nlead me out and show me the   \nway.\n\nI want a lion to represent the  \ncourage and strength that I   \nknow lives inside of me. If  \nonly I could manage to find it.\n\nI want a raven. Because those  \nwho are most misunderstood in  \nlife are often those with the   \ngreatest stories to tell.\n\nI want a rose. Because nothing  \ngood in this life is ever completely  \nfree of pain. You just have to figure  \nout what... and who... is worth the  \npain.\n\nI want a cherry blossom tree etched  \nacross my back in intricate detail.\n\nBecause while the happiness in life  \nmay seem all too short and brief at   \ntimes we can be sure that it will   \nreturn to us one day. If only we can  \nhave the strength to wait until it arrives  \nagain.\n\n  \n  \n\n","series":{"name":"National Poetry Writing Month","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/694290-silence.json","next":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/694981-shameless.json"}}